More light

Even I can't dive right now it doesn't mean I couldn't get some more gear, right?
I recently changed the company I work for and it opened up some new possibilities to get goods from abroad.
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Bad news, looooong break

There's going to be a looooooong, possibly up to 10 months break until I dive again.

Sorry.

Dive #12

Photographing and some more practice at lake Kaukajärvi.

Diver count: 2
Dive time: 45 minutes
Start pressure: 220 bars
End pressure: 60 bars
Safety stop: 3 minutes
Maximum depth: 11,9 meters
Plan: Practice underwater navigation, buouancy control with drysuit/BCD, too much air in suit, underwater photography...
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2nd air cylinder

To save time and gas-money I bought another 12 liter / 232 bar air cylinder.
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GoPro dive housing

The postman had something nice for me today!
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Canon Digital Ixus 90 + Canon WP-DC24

Because I like photography it was time to get some gear underwater too. In addition to GoPro.
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Dive #11

Practicing at lake Kaukajärvi.

Diver count: 2
Dive time: 45 minutes
Start pressure: 220 bars
End pressure: 110 bars
Safety stop: 3+3 minutes
Maximum depth: 14 meters
Plan: Practice underwater navigation, buouancy control with drysuit/BCD, too much air in suit, remove mask underwater, emergency surfacing with buddy's octo etc...
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Dive #10

This time we were heading to a very clear-watered lake called Ruutanajärvi.

Dive time: 47+11 minutes
Start pressure: 220 bars
End pressure: 110 bars
Deco time: -
Maximum depth: 6,7 meters
Plan: Explore the very clear-watered lake and see what's underneath the surface. Buoy practice.
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Super simple GoPro mount

As I was going to dive in a very clear water lake I though why not take a GoPro Hero HD2 -camera with me...? It's water proof to 20 meters and can stand some hits if necessary.
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Life insurance related stuff

What I really learned from yesterday, was I should be better prepared for life-threatening situations (nothing like this happened to me during the last dive, but still). Today I went to the local diving shop and bought a knife and a buoy. Many have said thy are cheap life insurance items.
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Dive #9

It was time so see some historical buildings (collapsed though) and practice going with the current at Kaivannon kanava, Kangasala.

Dive time: 31 minutes
Start pressure: 230 bars
End pressure: 140 bars
Deco time: 3 minutes @ 5 meters
Maximum depth: 11,3 meters
Plan: Go with the water current, see the collapsed canal buildings.
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UPDATE: Pressure gauge and compass

The local diving store, Oxygene Tampere, is the most awesome store!
Just got a brand new compass AND pressure gauge from them.

I was now able to finish the bungee-mount compass.

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Scubapro pressure gauge misreading

Scubapro pressure gauge seems to have 40+ bars in my shower room! I would never have guessed that there was such a high-pressure-room in the house!
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Dive #8

Time to get under water again! We had so many plans to go under earlier this week, but they all got delayed due to various reasons.

Location: Riihiniemi, Kaukajärvi
Dive time: 30 minutes
Start pressure: 290 bars (!!)
End pressure: 210 bars
Deco time: -
Maximum depth: 9,1 meters
Plan: Just a dive with a two of my dive buddies. Go see some sunken boats.
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Pressure gauge tube

Miflex :).

PADI card / Suunto SK-7 leak fail

Unfortunately you can't trust the quality of the brand "Suunto" anymore... :(
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Good diving locations in Päijät-Häme

During mid-summer festival I was visiting my parents at Päijät-Häme. They had got a paper called Itä-Häme and there was a story about diving. In that story they had listed some good diving locations in Päijät-Häme and I decided to share them with you.
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Dive #7

It was time to test-dive a lake called Veittijärvi at Ylöjärvi near Tampere that isn't common around the local divers.

Dive time: 29 minutes
Start pressure: 200 bars
End pressure: 110 bars
Deco time: -
Maximum depth: 3,1 meters
Plan: See the "new" lake, practice buouancy control and underwater navigation.
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OtterBox 1000 series

It was time to get a waterproof box for keys because I don't like the idea of leaving car keys unwatched for the dive time.
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Dive #6

Time for weekdive from Oxy Dive Club. This time at Riihiniemi, Kaukajärvi.

Dive time: 46 minutes
Start pressure: 230 bars
End pressure: 60 bars
Deco time: 3 minutes @ 5 meters
Maximum depth: 16,5 meters
Plan: See the sunken boat and water inlet tube.
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Dive #5

Dive 5? Where are first, second, third, fourth? They are included in the OWD -course and therefore not written about here.

Dive time: 16+10 minutes
Start pressure: 210 bars
End pressure: 110 bars
Deco time: -
Maximum depth: 15,5 meters
Plan: See the sunken boat and some fish + stuff in the bottom.
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Getting some light and clothing

I'm a bit of a tech junkie so I just had to get some light :).

So here it is, Scubapro Nova 230.
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Welcome and some background

Welcome to my diving blog.
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